Setting up a BranchCache configuration

You can configure BranchCache on a CIFS-enabled storage virtual machine (SVM) and enable BranchCache on the required shares to enable caching of content on computers local to requesting clients.

Steps

Setting up CIFS
You can use System Manager to enable and configure CIFS servers to allow CIFS clients to access the files on the cluster.

Setting up BranchCache
You can use System Manager to configure BranchCache on a CIFS-enabled storage virtual machine (SVM) to enable the caching of content on computers that are local to the requesting clients.

Editing share settings
You can use System Manager to modify the settings of a share such as the symbolic link settings, share access permissions of users or groups, and the type of access to the share. You can also enable or disable continuous availability of a share over Hyper-V, and enable or disable access-based enumeration (ABE).